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Keto Diet Essentials

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Posted on March 2, 2018 By Lara

So you’re thinking about starting a keto diet, but you’re a Type A personality (like me) and want to be super prepared before you start. This article will be you’re best friend! It will go over all the things you’ll need to get started on a keto diet.

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Before you get started you will need to know what a keto diet actually is. We’ve got you covered. We wrote this article that talks about the basics of a ketogenic diet, which is helpful for keto beginners.

Now that you know what a ketogenic diet is, you’ll probably want to know what are some keto diet foods that you can eat. We recently published a keto diet foods list that you can print off or save to your favorite Pinterest board to review later.

After you’ve reviewed the keto shopping list, you’re probably ready to start making some keto diet recipes of your favorite high carbohydrate foods. We’ve got a bunch of drool worthy keto recipes that you can check out here.

Some of my favorite low carb recipes are:

  • Keto Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Fat Bombs
  • Keto Bacon-Wrapped Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeños 
  • Keto Zucchini Beer Mac and Cheese

Following a keto diet can be a little intimidating and you’re more likely to make it a lifestyle if you are organized and prepared.

What I’ve recently started to do each week is create a keto diet menu on this super cute letter board. I write out what we are eating for dinner each day so I can decide which ones I am going to make on prep-day and what ones I am going to make on the day of.

If you just want to eat the same things for each meal, we created this free 5 day instant pot keto diet meal plan.

My favorite keto diet tracker that I use is Cronometer. I use the paid $3 version. It is totally worth the money and you can track total carbs, net carbs (with or without sugar alcohols), protein, fat, micronutrients and macronutrients.

I love Cronometer because it uses the USDA database and ESHA database for the most accurate nutrition data. You can add your own foods, own recipes, and you can share your meals with health professionals like me 🙂

If you are interested in the keto diet for weight loss, Faith and I have created a 4 week keto meal plan course that gives you everything you need to start!

Be prepared! Have keto snacks on hand in case you have a long period between meals, if you need to travel, or to snack on if you get hungry.

Some of my favorite keto diet snacks are:

  • Macadamia nuts
  • Pecans
  • Almond Butter
  • Low carb jerky 
  • Beef Sticks
  • Olives
  • Pili nuts

Supplements are not needed on a keto diet, but they can be super helpful in case you are unable to get all of your nutrient needs through the foods you eat.

Some of the keto supplements I use are:

  • Magnesium Glycinate
  • MCT Oil/MCT Oil Powder
  • Pink or Red Sea Salt
  • Low Carb Protein Powder

Any of the above items would be perfect to add to a keto diet gift basket to give to a friend or family member that is going to start a ketogenic diet.

I know this is a lot of information to take in. Hopefully the above will provide a good resource to you or friends and family that are thinking about following a keto diet.

Let me know in the comments below what your favorite keto snacks and supplements are.

xoxo

Lara

Faith Gorsky Cookbook Author Food Stylist and Photographer and Recipe Developer

Hi! I'm Faith.

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  1. Tara says

    Hi – I’d really like to try Keto but don’t eat a lot of dairy. Is this still possible? I feel like so many dishes have heavy cream and cream cheese!

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    • Faith Gorsky says

      Tara, Yes, it’s definitely possible! We’re actually in the process of working on a dairy-free paleo/keto recipe eBook, please stay tuned! 🙂

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    • Tina says

      I’ve tried Keto in the past with moderate success. Sadly, I’m back where I was when I started. I have the hardest time logging every food (every amount of every item and everything from every meal) to figure out my macros. I know millions of people have figured it out and are doing it. But this is the one thing I can’t get down. . . the one thing that is holding me back from being successful at this. 🙏🏻

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  2. Kim says

    I really like to snack but I have a peanut and tree nut allegy. Can you suggest some alternate snacks? Please?

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    • Faith Gorsky says

      Kim, We love snacking too! Here’s an article wrote with tons of keto snack ideas: https://theketoqueens.com/low-carb-snacks/

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  3. Laura Jason says

    I love the way I feel when I’m on keto. I got off and am desperate to get back on. It’s just a little rough the first few days. I lost 93 pounds in about nine months. I have over 100 to lose.

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